Weymouth police say fugitive's cab ride helped lead to his arrest

Police say a man's decision to take a taxi to a medical building where he allegedly broke into several offices helped lead them back to his door in a North Weymouth motel hours later.

Christian Schiavone The Patriot Ledger @CSchiavo_Ledger

WEYMOUTH – Police say a man’s decision to take a taxi to a medical building where he allegedly broke into several offices helped lead them back to his door in a North Weymouth motel hours later.

Carlos A. Mitchell, 55, who is also wanted in two other states, has been ordered held on $15,000 cash bail after being charged with breaking into offices in the Stetson Building on Route 18, according to police.

Mitchell was arrested Saturday at the Arbor Inn motel, 750 Broad St., on Saturday. He gave the motel as his address when he was booked.

He was arraigned Monday in Quincy District Court on possession of burglary tools, two counts of larceny from a building and three counts each of breaking and entering during the daytime for a felony and malicious destruction of property. He was also charged with two counts of being a fugitive from justice because he had warrants from Maryland and Virginia.

He is due back in court on Aug. 7.

Police responded to the Stetson Building, located at 541 Main St. for a report of break-ins at several businesses, according to police. Security camera footage showed a man getting out of a cab and entering the building.

Police contacted the cab company and learned that the man had been picked up at the Arbor Inn, where staff identified an image from the security footage as a “Mr. Jones” who was staying at the motel, police said.

Officers later determined that Mr. Jones was, in fact, Carlos Mitchell, police said. They searched his room and found clothing and tools connected to the break-ins.

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